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Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory form of arthritis which affects the spinal joints. The hallmark feature of the disease is the involvement of the joints at the base of the spine where the spine joins the pelvis.
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| Re: Advice on next steps..., by Joelle (8/30/2010 2:39 PM) |
| Whoops, misspelled it!, by Joelle (8/30/2010 2:27 PM) |
| Pheynybutazone, by Joelle (8/30/2010 2:05 PM) |
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| Re: Pheynybutazone, by Joelle (8/30/2010 5:46 PM) |
| Re: Phenylbutazone, by RoseE (8/30/2010 10:16 PM) |
| Re: Phenylbutazone, by reva pearlston (8/31/2010 12:12 AM) |
| Re: Phenylbutazone, by Joelle (8/30/2010 10:30 PM) |
| Hello. I'm 24 year old fema..., by Raqs (8/13/2010 9:25 PM) |
| Re: Hello. I'm 24 year old..., by Joelle (8/15/2010 11:08 PM) |
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| Anybody out there??, by Joelle (7/29/2010 6:40 PM) |
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| ankylosing spongylitis, by boothy (6/22/2010 9:14 AM) |
| Re: ankylosing spongylitis, by reva pearlston (6/22/2010 1:49 PM) |
| Re: ankylosing spongylitis, by Joelle (6/22/2010 10:23 AM) |
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| eye problems, by boothy (6/14/2010 8:35 PM) |
| Re: eye problems, by kabbsy (6/16/2010 1:13 AM) |
| Re: eye problems, by boothy (6/22/2010 7:58 PM) |
| Re: eye problems, by kabbsy (6/23/2010 9:59 PM) |
| Re: eye problems, by boothy (6/19/2010 7:12 PM) |
| Re: eye problems, by kabbsy (6/20/2010 4:14 PM) |
| Re: eye problems, by boothy (6/22/2010 9:16 AM) |
| im 19 and have bad pain b/..., by gini in a bottle (6/14/2010 3:20 AM) |
| Re: im 19 and have bad pa..., by Tazer (6/29/2010 11:51 PM) |
| Re: im 19 and have bad pa..., by reva pearlston (6/14/2010 5:41 PM) |
| Re: im 19 and have bad p..., by kabbsy (6/15/2010 2:41 AM) |
| Re: im 19 and have bad pa..., by kabbsy (6/14/2010 2:16 PM) |
| Inability to concentrate?, by Tazer (6/8/2010 3:35 PM) |
| Re: Inability to concentra..., by kabbsy (6/9/2010 2:46 AM) |
| Re: Inability to concentr..., by Tazer (6/9/2010 2:48 PM) |
| Re: Inability to concent..., by kabbsy (6/9/2010 9:40 PM) |
| Re: Inability to conce..., by reva pearlston (6/10/2010 3:08 PM) |
| Re: Inability to conc..., by kabbsy (6/10/2010 5:50 PM) |
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| Re: Inability to concentra..., by reva pearlston (6/8/2010 5:13 PM) |
| Re: Inability to concentr..., by Tazer (6/9/2010 2:47 PM) |
| Re: Inability to concent..., by reva pearlston (6/10/2010 3:25 PM) |
| Changes in the weather!, by Claudette/AS (5/31/2010 7:40 PM) |
| Re: Changes in the weather!, by da13 (6/1/2010 11:26 PM) |
| Re: Changes in the weather!, by reva pearlston (5/31/2010 9:11 PM) |
| Re: Changes in the weather!, by Claudette/AS (6/3/2010 12:16 PM) |
| Re: Changes in the weath..., by Raqs (8/13/2010 9:27 PM) |
| therapy, by cats11 (5/23/2010 10:34 AM) |
| Re: therapy, by Joelle (5/23/2010 5:45 PM) |
| Re: therapy, by reva pearlston (5/23/2010 1:41 PM) |
| AS and PMS, by Claudette/AS (5/19/2010 9:14 PM) |
| Re: AS and PMS, by reva pearlston (5/20/2010 11:03 AM) |
| Re: AS and PMS, by Claudette/AS (5/20/2010 8:42 PM) |
| Re: AS and PMS, by reva pearlston (5/21/2010 11:07 AM) |
| Re: AS and PMS, by Claudette/AS (5/23/2010 2:07 PM) |
| Re: AS and PMS, by Tazer (6/8/2010 3:21 PM) |
| Re: AS and PMS, by kabbsy (5/19/2010 10:22 PM) |
| Pregnancy and Pro Biologics, by Double M (5/12/2010 5:11 PM) |
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| Re: Pregnancy and Pro Biol..., by reva pearlston (5/12/2010 9:41 PM) |
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| Re: Pregnancy and Pro Bi..., by reva pearlston (5/15/2010 2:34 PM) |
| Re: Pregnancy and Pro Biol..., by kabbsy (5/12/2010 6:02 PM) |
| Arthritis Study, by ArthSurvey4 (5/2/2010 8:38 PM) |
| can anyone offer me advice?, by hotpants (4/30/2010 4:23 PM) |
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| 14 year old boy just found ..., by Maureen Mc (3/31/2010 2:41 PM) |
| Re: 14 year old boy just f..., by kabbsy (4/7/2010 2:19 AM) |
| Re: 14 year old boy just f..., by kabbsy (4/2/2010 1:46 AM) |
| Re: 14 year old boy just f..., by reva pearlston (3/31/2010 4:58 PM) |
| pro biologics, by directed (3/28/2010 8:31 PM) |
| Re: pro biologics, by snowdrop (4/9/2010 12:05 PM) |
| Re: pro biologics, by Joelle (3/30/2010 11:22 AM) |
| Re: pro biologics, by reva pearlston (3/29/2010 7:43 AM) |
| Re: pro biologics, by kabbsy (3/28/2010 10:56 PM) |
| Looking for documentation, ..., by MikeMichaud (3/22/2010 10:42 PM) |
| Re: Looking for documentat..., by reva pearlston (3/23/2010 8:56 AM) |
| Re: Looking for documentat..., by kabbsy (3/23/2010 1:15 AM) |
| Re: Looking for documentat..., by Joelle (3/23/2010 12:10 AM) |
| Blood Pressure, by Joelle (3/18/2010 3:16 PM) |
| Re: Blood Pressure, by kabbsy (3/20/2010 1:15 AM) |
| Re: Blood Pressure, by Joelle (3/21/2010 9:39 PM) |
| Re: Blood Pressure, by reva pearlston (3/22/2010 7:13 PM) |
| Re: Blood Pressure, by es160 (3/19/2010 8:34 PM) |
| Re: Blood Pressure, by Joelle (3/21/2010 9:42 PM) |
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| Re: Blood Pressure, by Joelle (3/21/2010 10:35 PM) |
| Re: Blood Pressure, by reva pearlston (3/22/2010 7:09 PM) |
| Re: Blood Pressure, by reva pearlston (3/19/2010 5:19 PM) |
| Re: Blood Pressure, by Joelle (3/21/2010 10:43 PM) |
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| Re: Blood Pressure, by Joelle (3/21/2010 10:47 PM) |
| Re: Blood Pressure, by reva pearls... (3/22/2010 7:11 PM) |
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| Re: Blood Pressure, by Anne59 (3/19/2010 9:01 PM) |
| Re: Blood Pressure, by reva pearlston (3/18/2010 6:24 PM) |
| Re: Blood Pressure, by Joelle (3/18/2010 7:14 PM) |
| Re: Blood Pressure, by reva pearlston (3/18/2010 9:08 PM) |
| nail beds, by Geotrekker (3/12/2010 9 PM) |
| Re: nail beds, by reva pearlston (3/12/2010 9:11 PM) |
| Project, by Gwenn (3/10/2010 8:13 PM) |
| Re: Project, by Joelle (3/12/2010 2:51 PM) |
| Re: Project, by Gwenn (3/12/2010 9:19 PM) |
| Re: Project, by Jess324 (3/17/2010 9:30 PM) |
| Re: Project, by Gwenn (3/18/2010 8:36 PM) |
| 2010 Annual National Spondy..., by overtel (3/10/2010 4:07 PM) |
| A.S and 42 yr old female, by puddles (2/28/2010 9:40 AM) |
| Re: A.S and 42 yr old female, by Joelle (2/28/2010 10:49 PM) |
| Re: A.S and 42 yr old fem..., by puddles (3/1/2010 9:29 AM) |
| Re: A.S and 42 yr old fe..., by Joelle (3/1/2010 7:15 PM) |
| Re: A.S and 42 yr old ..., by puddles (3/2/2010 7:30 PM) |
| Re: A.S and 42 yr old..., by kabbsy (3/2/2010 10:19 PM) |
| Re: A.S and 42 yr ol..., by puddles (3/3/2010 9:05 PM) |
| Re: A.S and 42 yr old..., by Joelle (3/2/2010 8:52 PM) |
| Re: A.S and 42 yr ol..., by puddles (3/3/2010 9:06 PM) |
| Re: A.S and 42 yr old female, by reva pearlston (2/28/2010 12:25 PM) |
| Re: A.S and 42 yr old fem..., by puddles (3/1/2010 9:12 AM) |
| Re: A.S and 42 yr old fe..., by reva pearlston (3/1/2010 7:23 PM) |
| Re: A.S and 42 yr old ..., by puddles (3/2/2010 7:08 PM) |
| Re: A.S and 42 yr old..., by reva pearls... (3/2/2010 7:17 PM) |
| Re: A.S and 42 yr ol..., by puddles (3/3/2010 9:13 PM) |
| Re: A.S and 42 yr ..., by kabbsy (3/6/2010 2:30 AM) |
| Re: A.S and 42 yr ..., by reva pea... (3/4/2010 1:31 PM) |
| Second dose of Remicade, by Joelle (2/25/2010 6:03 PM) |
| Re: Second dose of Remicade, by snowdrop (2/28/2010 12:22 AM) |
| Re: Second dose of Remicade, by Joelle (2/28/2010 10:50 PM) |
| Starting Remicade Today, by Joelle (2/11/2010 11:37 AM) |
| Re: Starting Remicade Today, by snowdrop (2/17/2010 6:36 PM) |
| Re: Starting Remicade Today, by Joelle (2/17/2010 8:06 PM) |
| Re: Starting Remicade Today, by KathyAS (2/11/2010 1:12 PM) |
| Re: Starting Remicade Today, by Joelle (2/11/2010 5:20 PM) |
| Re: Starting Remicade To..., by KathyAS (2/12/2010 2:36 PM) |
| Re: Starting Remicade ..., by Joelle (2/12/2010 3:14 PM) |
| Re: Starting Remicade..., by KathyAS (2/13/2010 12:08 AM) |
| Diet is the Key, by Errol (1/30/2010 1:46 PM) |
| Re: Diet is the Key, by Anne59 (2/28/2010 1:49 PM) |
| Re: Diet is the Key, by da13 (1/30/2010 4:43 PM) |
| Re: Diet is the Key, by reva pearlston (1/30/2010 2:32 PM) |
| Re: Diet is the Key, by Errol (1/31/2010 10:34 AM) |
| Re: Diet is the Key, by Errol (1/31/2010 10:06 AM) |
| Re: Diet is the Key, by reva pearlston (1/31/2010 10:31 AM) |
| Re: Diet is the Key, by Errol (1/31/2010 9:17 AM) |
| Re: Diet is the Key, by snowdrop (2/2/2010 1:13 PM) |
| Re: Diet is the Key, by da13 (2/2/2010 1:41 PM) |
| Re: Diet is the Key, by Errol (2/3/2010 3:19 PM) |
| Re: Diet is the Key, by kabbsy (2/4/2010 2:48 PM) |
| Re: Diet is the Key, by Errol (2/4/2010 5:30 PM) |
| Re: Diet is the Key, by kabbsy (2/4/2010 6:25 PM) |
| Re: Diet is the Key, by da13 (2/3/2010 3:55 PM) |
| Coping with a Flare up, by rjeaster (1/23/2010 8:27 AM) |
| Re: Coping with a Flare up, by Anne59 (1/26/2010 3:58 PM) |
| Re: Coping with a Flare up, by kabbsy (1/27/2010 1:50 AM) |
| Re: Coping with a Flare up, by Anne59 (1/27/2010 9:56 AM) |
| Re: Coping with a Flar..., by Joelle (1/29/2010 3:06 PM) |
| Re: Coping with a Flare up, by rjeaster (1/25/2010 12:13 AM) |
| Re: Coping with a Flare up, by kabbsy (1/25/2010 10:52 PM) |
| Re: Coping with a Flare up, by reva pearlston (1/25/2010 12:55 PM) |
| Re: Coping with a Flare up, by kabbsy (1/23/2010 5:23 PM) |
| Re: Coping with a Flare up, by reva pearlston (1/23/2010 12:18 PM) |
| Remicade vs Simponi, by velorider (1/21/2010 10:19 AM) |
| Re: Remicade vs Simponi, by reva pearlston (1/21/2010 7:45 PM) |
| AS/ Enbrel, by nj_dd (1/11/2010 7:35 AM) |
| Re: AS/ Enbrel, by reva pearlston (1/13/2010 8:24 PM) |
| Re: AS/ Enbrel, by da13 (1/11/2010 9:38 PM) |
| Re: AS/ Enbrel, by snowdrop (1/11/2010 9:19 PM) |
| Re: AS/ Enbrel, by reva pearlston (1/11/2010 2:44 PM) |
| Re: AS/ Enbrel, by Anne59 (1/11/2010 1:49 PM) |
| Re: AS/ Enbrel, by solana (2/27/2010 4:51 PM) |
| AS and my Daughter, by Sooze (12/30/2009 7:04 PM) |
| Re: AS and my Daughter, by da13 (1/16/2010 1:48 PM) |
| Re: AS and my Daughter, by kabbsy (1/3/2010 2:20 AM) |
| Re: AS and my Daughter, by reva pearlston (12/30/2009 11:17 PM) |
| MERRY CHRISTMAS!, by Joelle (12/23/2009 11:04 AM) |
| AS Later in life?, by jesseb (12/23/2009 3:30 AM) |
| Re: AS Later in life?, by velorider (1/21/2010 11 AM) |
| Re: AS Later in life?, by reva pearlston (1/21/2010 7:51 PM) |
| Re: AS Later in life?, by Clark Pim (1/1/2010 11:08 AM) |
| Re: AS Later in life?, by reva pearlston (12/23/2009 11:12 PM) |
| Re: AS Later in life?, by Joelle (12/23/2009 11:03 AM) |
| New Member_Long History, by birdlady (12/20/2009 12:16 PM) |
| Re: New Member_Long History, by reva pearlston (12/20/2009 1:41 PM) |
| Compensated Survey Takers (..., by AndreaL (12/14/2009 8:53 AM) |
| Re: Compensated Survey Tak..., by SKB (2/20/2010 12:40 PM) |
| Help please!, by yuyu (12/7/2009 11:20 AM) |
| Re: Help please!, by AndreaL (12/14/2009 9:20 AM) |
| Re: Help please!, by AndreaL (12/14/2009 9:03 AM) |
| Re: Help please!, by reva pearlston (12/7/2009 2:53 PM) |
| Re: Help please!, by yuyu (12/9/2009 11:46 PM) |
| Medicinal Marijuana Doctors, by Chronic (12/1/2009 9:04 PM) |
| Re: Medicinal Marijuana Do..., by one (12/2/2009 10:10 PM) |
| Re: Medicinal Marijuana D..., by Chronic (12/3/2009 10:31 PM) |
| Re: Medicinal Marijuana ..., by reva pearlston (12/4/2009 1:04 PM) |
| Re: Medicinal Marijuana Do..., by broadway (12/2/2009 6:56 PM) |
| Re: Medicinal Marijuana D..., by reva pearlston (12/2/2009 8:45 PM) |
| Re: Medicinal Marijuana Do..., by reva pearlston (12/1/2009 10:31 PM) |
| Re: Medicinal Marijuana D..., by Chronic (12/3/2009 10:39 PM) |
| Re: Medicinal Marijuana ..., by reva pearlston (12/4/2009 1:01 PM) |
| Re: Medicinal Marijuan..., by Chronic (12/4/2009 11:35 PM) |
| Re: Medicinal Marijua..., by reva pearls... (12/5/2009 11:55 AM) |
| Re: I'm only 14... Am I the..., by kabbsy (11/24/2009 2:08 PM) |
| Re: I'm only 14... Am I th..., by gini in a bottle (6/14/2010 3:07 AM) |
| kabbsy...please read my res..., by snowdrop (11/22/2009 9:20 PM) |
| Re: kabbsy...please read m..., by kabbsy (11/22/2009 9:31 PM) |
| Re: kabbsy...please read ..., by snowdrop (11/23/2009 5:15 PM) |
| Re: kabbsy...please read..., by kabbsy (11/24/2009 2:02 PM) |
| Re: kabbsy...please re..., by snowdrop (11/24/2009 7:06 PM) |
| Re: kabbsy...please read ..., by snowdrop (11/23/2009 5:06 PM) |
| AS Vs Enbrel, by nj_dd (11/22/2009 7:32 AM) |
| Re: AS Vs Enbrel, by Chronic (12/3/2009 10:59 PM) |
| Re: AS Vs Enbrel, by reva pearlston (12/4/2009 1:13 PM) |
| Re: AS Vs Enbrel, by snowdrop (11/22/2009 1:50 PM) |
| Re: AS Vs Enbrel, by nj_dd (11/25/2009 12:26 AM) |
| Re: AS Vs Enbrel, by reva pearlston (11/26/2009 11:53 AM) |
| Re: AS Vs Enbrel, by Joelle (11/22/2009 1:07 PM) |
| Re: AS Vs Enbrel, by reva pearlston (11/22/2009 1:05 PM) |
| Re: AS Vs Enbrel, by nj_dd (11/23/2009 6:01 AM) |
| Re: AS Vs Enbrel, by reva pearlston (11/23/2009 5:05 PM) |
| Re: AS Vs Enbrel, by nj_dd (11/24/2009 7:40 AM) |
| Re: AS Vs Enbrel, by reva pearls... (11/24/2009 2:35 PM) |
| Re: AS Vs Enbrel, by nj_dd (11/25/2009 12:17 AM) |
| Re: AS Vs Enbrel, by reva pea... (11/25/2009 8:11 PM) |
| Re: anemia and biologics?, by snowdrop (11/21/2009 9:30 PM) |
| Re: anemia and biologics?, by snowdrop (11/21/2009 9:30 PM) |
| Re: I'm only 14... Am I the..., by reva pearlston (11/21/2009 1:46 PM) |